Wieden

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4th District of Vienna
Coat of Arms	Map

Name:	Wieden
Area:	1.80 km²
Population:	28,354 (as of 2001)
Density:	15752.2 people per km²
Postal code:	A-1040
Address of District Office:	Favoritenstraße 18 A-1040 Wien
Official Website:	www.wien.gv.at/wieden/ (German)
E-Mail:	post@b04.magwien.gv.at
Politics
District Director	Susanne Reichard (ÖVP)
First Deputy	Karl Timel (ÖVP)
Second Deputy	Karl Richter (SPÖ)
Representation (40 Members)	ÖVP 13, SPÖ 12, Green 12, FPÖ 2, Independent 1

Wieden is the fourth district of Vienna.

Wieden was first named in 1137, and is, thus, the oldest Vorstadt (former municipality within the Linienwall) of Vienna. The main street (Wiedner Hauptstraße) is certainly even older. Under Ferdinand II the royal Summer residence was completed, and afterwards, many times expanded until Maria Theresa decided not to use it anymore and sold it to the Jesuits.

In the beginning of 18th century, the development of Wieden into a city began. Many palaces and other buildings were built. Two small Vorstädte in the area of the present fourth district were Hungelbrunn and Schamburgergrund.

These three areas along with a progression of others were incorporated on March 6, 1850. Because of social and economic differences, in 1861, the fifth district Margareten was separated.

Also the so-called Freihaus, dated 1700, the largest apartment building/tenement of the time was located in this area, where it deteriorated until 1970. In the occupation years (1945–1955), Wieden was part of the Soviet sector of Vienna.